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NOV 12: Love+Guts.

By Hali Estrada.

Last Thursday we were on our way to the LAB in Costa Mesa to celebrate Thrasher 30 years of Art and Photography. Thrasher was the first real Skateboarding magazine I got in my hands back in 1989 and walking into this room filled with some of the most iconic pictures in Skateboarding history was overwhelming. I was literally sorrounded by the progression of Skateboarding from Tony Alva to Leo Romero; Moments forever captured by some of the best photographers like Luke Ogden, Bryce kanights and Mörizen Föche.

After getting one of the big posters and walking around the room for like an hour we went outside to get some prints. Gunther got a 10 piece print set from Lance Mountain and I got an amazing Dragon print from the CAB himself, he told me that Stacy Peralta’s documentary about the Bones Brigade is coming out soon, Stacy is a great filmmaker and we can’t wait to see it. After the show we went to the party thing in the back of the LAB but thats another story. It was a fun night and a very inspiring one, here are some pics of the show.

SKATE AND DESTROY !!.

Hosoi and Gonz doing what they do best, one of my favorite pictures. Huntington beach 1985 by Bryce Kanights.

Mr. Duane Peters in 1980 by reg Caselli.

Exactly my thoughts; Pat Ngoho is the Man.

Lance Mountain and Gunther Estrada.

EMB Locals taken by Bryce Kanights in 1994, the best of the best.

Hali Estrada and Steve Caballero.

The Incredible John Cardiel. San Francisco, 1991 by Bryce Kanights.

The Gonz and his gap. San Francisco 1986 , by MoFo.

Gunther Estrada, Christian Hosoi and Tom Contreras.

SEP 23: Tshirts !!!

All Tshirts only $19.99 starting today :). All Choncordia Tshirts are 100% Cotton and they are printed by Skateboarders in Los Angeles CA, so make sure to check the store and get yours while you can to support the real deal; Im also working on new Jackets, new boards and new accessories coming before Christmas so stay tuned :) . CFL !!!

AUG 12: AM New Sizes.

All AM Boards are now available in 8.25, 100% Made in USA, just go to the store and get yours while you can, the second series are coming in November so make sure to check back for more graphics :), we also updated the store with a couple new hoodies so make sure to stop by . CFL.

JUL 26: Profecy PRO Series.

By Hali Estrada

One of my first boards was a used Rob Roskopp and I remember very clearly how amazing the graphic was to me, I will always remember how I use to grab a permanent marker to try to fix the beat up graphic when it got a new scratch. Nowadays there’s only few companies run entirely by Skateboarders and they are the only ones making relevant graphics, I love when I see a board or a series of boards that take me back to the time when I used my permanent marker and graphics meant something more; I was thinking about all this when I started doodling ideas for the new pro series and after many cups of coffee this is the result :). The new PRO BOARDS of Giancarlo Zavalaga, Jesus Olcese and Sebastian Arrieta are available in all sizes: 7.5, 7.75, 8 and 8.25. The PROFECY pro series are 100% made in USA by Skateboarders so you know you are getting quality here, only few will be made so get yours while you can ;).

CFL !!!

JUL 24: 7D test drive

We got up early on Saturday to get Gunthers new 7D and take it for a test. The Costa Mesa park is literally right around the corner so we decided to go there and after a cup of coffee with Zavalaga we were on our way. The sun was out and it was the perfect day for Skateboarding; Luie got there with Marissa and after a little warm up he was killing the park, the kid is just amazing :). Here is a little clip I put together from the session (Watch it in 720 HD) and make sure to check the page tomorrow because the NEW PRO BOARDS will be available :).

CFL !!!!

JUL 03: BATB4

By Gunther Estrada.

After a long day of work at the DC HQ I got in Tom Contrera’s beat up BMW and drove up to LA for the BATB4 Finals. Riding along with Kevin B. and Tom T. (part of DC Lurker’s crew) is more than hilarious; It will never stop to amaze me the amount of senseless, useless crap we are able to produce in a matter of 30 minutes, Its awesome!. Finally we got there to realize that we were to early so we crossed the bridge to Salman Agah’s new pizza joint ” TODDY G’s ” (if you are around LA be sure to get a slice of the carnivore pizza), we got a munch and a soda and then off to the bar next door for a drink to kill some time and to tame the heat; After a couple of drinks we headed back to the Berrics to check the situation, we found Berra at the back door and he told us to cruise to the front door for instant access (it pays to look famous), I have not seen the park since they remodeled it and I have to say it looks like a lot of fun. After lurking around the spots we grabbed a couple of free beers and a burger ( In “n” Out ) and waited for the finals. I am not going to tell you about the amazing tricks or the heat that was almost unbearable inside the park cause you can see all that at the Berrics website but I do have to mention that Morgan won “clean” not only because he is a talented skate wizard but also a very humble person and I appreciate that more than anything nowadays since the “Industry” has been plagued with so many wanna be rock stars and douche bags in general. A little amount of real humanity tastes really good, like a refreshing cup of Inka Cola at the beach (In Peru).

Big props to Morgan!

Here are some pics :).